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The Northern Ireland Branch of the BDA is holding an art and craft exhibition and auction in aid of the Benevolent Fund. All the pieces have been created and donated by branch members their families and friends. The pieces range from pictures in oil, acrylic and watercolour to bronzes, wood carvings, walking sticks and patchwork…
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Jane Scrivner knows all about detox – she’s written and published nine books on the subject and they are published in over 21 different countries and 16 different languages. She has researched the subject over 18 years all over the world and has brought her experiences as a therapist and findings as a traveller together…
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A support kit for dentists has been compiled by the British Dental Association (BDA) as registrations to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) commence. It responds to high demand from the profession for clear guidance amidst what has been seen as a muddled introduction to the new system. This all-in-one digital pack, available to pre-order now,…
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Women who consume high volumes of folic acid found in vitamin B from vegetables and some fruits are less likely to suffer from mouth cancer. A sample of 87,000 nurses were followed for 30 years from 1976 by researchers from the Columbia University Medical Centre and Harvard School of Public Health. Women who drank a…
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Most dentists believe that the regulatory efforts of health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission, will fail to improve conditions for patients. That’s according to a new survey conducted on behalf of dental payment paln providers, DPAS, in which hundreds of GDPs throughout the UK. And as chairman of DPAS, Quentin Skinner, emerges as a leading…
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Women who consume high volumes of folic acid found in vitamin B from vegetables and some fruits are less likely to suffer from mouth cancer. A sample of 87,000 nurses were followed for 30 years from 1976 by researchers from the Columbia University Medical Centre and Harvard School of Public Health. Women who drank a…
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Work-related hand eczema (also known as contact eczema or contact dermatitis) is the most common skin condition in dentistry. It is nearly 10 times greater in dental nurses and seven times greater in dentists than the all-profession average [1]. Hand eczema, which affects six million people in the UK, is a painful and debilitating condition,…
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A leading dental institute says the long-term health benefits of dental treatment far outweigh the risk of cardiovascular complications. Recent research undertaken by researchers from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute (UCL EDI), UCL Epidemiology and Public Health Department and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and funded by the Wellcome Trust and the…
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A leading dental institute says the long-term health benefits of dental treatment far outweigh the risk of cardiovascular complications. Recent research undertaken by researchers from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute (UCL EDI), UCL Epidemiology and Public Health Department and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and funded by the Wellcome Trust and the…
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Work-related hand eczema (also known as contact eczema or contact dermatitis) is the most common skin condition in dentistry. It is nearly 10 times greater in dental nurses and seven times greater in dentists than the all-profession average [1]. Hand eczema, which affects six million people in the UK, is a painful and debilitating condition,…
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Research shows a consistent rise in aesthetic treatments year on year and this ramps up in the festive season. So in the run up to Christmas, not only will practices see an influx of people as they prepare for the party season, but customers may also be looking for innovative present ideas. Statistics show that…
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We have searched high and low for the best products within the dental market and here we offer a selection of some of the finest dental equipment of 2010. From innovative dental imaging to high quality dental chairs, from oral hygiene necessitites to home whitening kits, we list those products proving popular with the most…
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Nine graphic anti-smoking images are to be placed on cigarette packs in the US. Corpses, cancer patients and diseased lungs are among the images planned to take up half of each pack of cigarettes sold in America. The campaign has been announced by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce tobacco use, which is responsible…
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Growing bureaucracy is destroying the morale of high street dentists – and could be driving experienced practitioners to retire early or leave the NHS, the British Dental Association (BDA) warns. According to BDA research, excessive administration is the primary factor behind a downturn in dentists’ confidence. The BDA fears that could be driving many experienced…
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A new guide to treating oral cancer warn dentists that patients are now taking legal action against dentists alleging failure to detect the condition. It also explores taboos around the practitioner’s right to explore patients’ lifestyle choices that can cause oral cancer, such as drinking, smoking and chewing tobacco, and offers advice on how to…
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I attended the recent D2D Endo hands-on training course following a recommendation from a colleague in the practice who had attended a previous session and found it very helpful. There were 14 of us on the day – dentists from NHS, private practice, the armed forces and the community service were all represented. Our levels of…
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A new guide to treating oral cancer warn dentists that patients are now taking legal action against dentists alleging failure to detect the condition. It also explores taboos around the practitioner’s right to explore patients’ lifestyle choices that can cause oral cancer, such as drinking, smoking and chewing tobacco, and offers advice on how to…
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Growing bureaucracy is destroying the morale of high street dentists – and could be driving experienced practitioners to retire early or leave the NHS, the British Dental Association (BDA) warns. According to BDA research, excessive administration is the primary factor behind a downturn in dentists’ confidence. The BDA fears that could be driving many experienced…
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